I have a small silver tray inscribed with the year "1946" on the front but I can't decipher actual the arabic date symbol/character at the end of the other hallmarks. Any suggestions?
Thank you
Help with Egyptian date
Re: Help with Egyptian date
Time frame can be limited to 1941 - 1946.
From 1941 the Latin characters have been replaced by Arabic characters.
In October 1946, the "cat facing left" mark was changed to the "lotus flower blossom mark" .
Your mark is a cat, meaning it was made before 1946.
Date letter is Arabic, meaning it was made after 1941.
The closest is 1941 - 1942 (position of dots and form of the lines were not always consistent with Arabic handwriting).
Regards
From 1941 the Latin characters have been replaced by Arabic characters.
In October 1946, the "cat facing left" mark was changed to the "lotus flower blossom mark" .
Your mark is a cat, meaning it was made before 1946.
Date letter is Arabic, meaning it was made after 1941.
The closest is 1941 - 1942 (position of dots and form of the lines were not always consistent with Arabic handwriting).
Regards
Re: Help with Egyptian date
Thanks for that helpful information!
AG2012 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:00 pm Time frame can be limited to 1941 - 1946.
From 1941 the Latin characters have been replaced by Arabic characters.
In October 1946, the "cat facing left" mark was changed to the "lotus flower blossom mark" .
Your mark is a cat, meaning it was made before 1946.
Date letter is Arabic, meaning it was made after 1941.
The closest is 1941 - 1942 (position of dots and form of the lines were not always consistent with Arabic handwriting).
Regards